- Born
- Birth nameEugene F. Kranz
- Gene Kranz was born on August 17, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. He is an actor, known for Failure Is Not an Option (2003), Space Explorers - Apollo to Artemis (2023) and Situation Critical (2007). He has been married to Marta I. Cadena since 1955. They have six children.
- SpouseMarta I. Cadena(1955 - present) (6 children)
- When he was the Flight Director for a mission, he always wore a white vest with the mission insignia on it. Marta made the vests for him.
- Became the Director of Mission Operations in 1983. Retired from NASA in 1994.
- Received the Presidential Medal Freedom for his role in the Apollo 13 mission.
- Developed his interest in space flight well before he started his NASA career. Wrote an essay in high school called "The Design and Possibilities of the Interplanetary Rocket.".
- When he was in the Air Force, he named his F-86 Sabre "My Darling Marta.".
- NASA Flight Director during the Apollo program.
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